Elections in the Township of Nutley are overseen by the Municipal Clerk's Office. If you have any questions with regard to voting or the information which follows, please contact (973) 284-4955.
Township of Nutley Polling Locations
- You may look up your polling location at: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-place-search
** If your polling location was NUTLEY HIGH SCHOOL, it has now been relocated to the NUTLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY **
2026 Election Dates
| Date | Election | Polls Open |
|---|---|---|
SPECIAL ELECTION - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11 | ||
| Thursday, January 29 - Tuesday, February 3 | Early Voting for Special Primary Election | Click Here for Early Voting Locations |
| Thursday, February 5 | Special Primary Election | 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Thursday, April 6 - Tuesday, April 14 | Early Voting for Special Election | Click Here for Early Voting Locations |
| Thursday, April 16 | Special Election | 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION | ||
| Tuesday, May 26 - Sunday, May 31 | Early Voting for Primary Election | See below for locations |
| Tuesday, June 2 | Primary Election | 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
NOVEMBER GENERAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION | ||
| Saturday, October 24 - Sunday, November 1 | Early Voting for General Election | See below for locations |
| Tuesday, November 3 | General Election School Board Election | 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
Municipal Elections are held every 4 years. The next General Municipal Election will be held on May 9, 2028
Election Information and Notices
Ballot Drop Box
Nutley's Ballot Drop Box is located in front of Town Hall, 1 Kennedy Drive.
A ballot drop box is a secure, locked structure operated by election officials where voters may deliver their ballots from the time they receive them in the mail up to the time polls close at 8 pm on Election Day. There will be at least 10 drop boxes located throughout each county, which will be available 24 hours a day. Drop boxes will be under surveillance by security cameras and collected daily by county election officials.
Early Voting Locations for June and November Elections
- Voting Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early Voting Locations are as follows:
- BLOOMFIELD
WATSESSING PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
BLOOMFlELD AVENUE - EAST ORANGE
EAST ORANGE CITY HALL
44 CITY HALL PLAZA - FAIRFIELD
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER
22 l HOLLYWOOD A VENUE - IRVINGTON
IRVINGTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING
1 CIVIC SQUARE WEST - MONTCLAIR
ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH
1 MUNN STREET - VERONA
VERONA COMMUNITY CENTER
880 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE - WEST ORANGE
BERSON FAMILY CENTER, SOUTH MOUNTAIN RECREATION COMPLEX
560 NORTHFIELD A VENUE - NEWARK
ESSEX COUNTY COMPLEX PARKING GARAGE
WEST MARKET STREET ENTRANCE
CHERRY BLOSSOM CENTER
BRANCH BROOK PARK
WEEQUAHIC PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
MEEKER AND ELIZABETH AVENUE ENTRANCE
WEST SIDE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
600 SOUTH 17th STREET
Essex County Voter Information
- Essex County General Election Voter Information Brochure 2024
- Learn more about the three ways to vote in the Election.
- VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
- IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING
- ELECTION DAY AT YOUR POLLING PLACE
New Essex County Voting Machine "How To" Video
The New Jersey Division of Elections Website:
Please click the link to view the NJ voter information portal: www.elections.nj.gov
- Register to Vote
- Find out if you are Registered
- How to Vote
- Track your Ballot
- Find a secure Ballot Drop Box Near you
- Polling Locations
- Military Voting
- Be A Poll Worker
Important Phone Numbers:
- Board of Elections - 973-621-8819 - www.essexboardofelections.com
- Essex County Clerk Office - 973-621-4922 - www.essexclerk.com
- Municipal Clerk’s Office - 973-284-4955
Election Results
Essex County Clerk's Election Results Website - Click Here
Nutley Municipal Clerk's Unofficial Results Archive:
- November 4, 2025 General Election Unofficial Results
- June 10, 2025 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 5, 2024 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 4, 2024 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 7, 2023 - General Election Unofficial Results
- November 8, 2022 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 7, 2022 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 2, 2021 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 8, 2021 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 3, 2020 - General Election Results
- July 7, 2020 - Primary Election Results
- May 12, 2020 - Municipal Election Results
- November 5, 2019 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 4, 2019 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 6, 2018 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 5, 2018 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- December 12, 2017 - Special School Election Unofficial Results
- November 7, 2017 - General Election Unofficial Results
- June 7, 2017 - Primary Election Unofficial Results
- November 8, 2016 - General Election Results (from Essex County Clerk's Office)
- June 7, 2016 - Primary Election Unofficial Results (includes County Committee Members) Updated 6/9/16
- May 10, 2016 - Municipal Election Unofficial Results
Voter Registration
Who Can Register to Vote: To register in New Jersey you must meet the following requirements:
- you are a United States citizen,
- you will be 18 years old by the next election,
- you will be a resident of the county for 30 days before the election.
You are not eligible to register to vote if you are serving a sentence or on parole or probation, as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under state or federal law or have been adjudged mentally incompetent.
- Are you registered to vote? Find out on the New Jersey Division of Elections website: Am I registered to vote?
If you have recently moved to Nutley and need to register to vote, registration forms are available at the Municipal Clerk’s Office, (973) 284-4955. Or download and complete a Voter Registration Application .
- Mail or deliver the Voter Registration Application to the Essex County Commissioner of Registration at PO Box 690, Newark, NJ 07101-0690
OR - Present the application in person at the Essex County Clerk's Office - 465 Martin Luther King Blvd, Room 247 in Newark.
The registration deadline to vote at the next election is twenty-one (21) days prior to Election Day.
You can change your party affiliation up to fifty-five (55) days before a primary election and still vote in that Primary Election.
You can declare your party affiliation at the polls when you go to vote in your FIRST Primary Election.
Any registered New Jersey voter can vote by mail in any election for any reason. A voter may vote by mail by completing the Application for Vote by Mail Ballot and returning the application to the Essex County Clerk . To receive your ballot by mail, the application must be received by the County Clerk seven (7) days prior to the election.
The polls are open from 6:00AM to 8:00PM on both Primary and General Elections
